Ryknield Motor Co

September 1905. 15 h.p. car built for Mrs Lewis Walker.

• 1903 E. E. Baguley formerly of W. G. Bagnall joined them.

• 1905 The first PSV was announced and 20 were run in Brussels by 1910.

• 1906 Produced 15 h.p. (three-cylinder) and 20 h.p. (four-cylinder) cars with shaft-drive. Described as British made.

• British operators included Leeds, LGOC, and Tormorden.

• 1907 The emergency brake designed for use by the conductor was launched.

• Ryknield went bankrupt and Barton Transport were offered thirty chassis that Tom Barton bought and resold.

See Also

• 1902 (Part 2) The Autocar: Index
• 1904 Automobiles Manufactured in Britain
• 1905/09/14 Tourist Trophy Race
• 1905/09/14 Tourist Trophy Race: Drivers and Cars
• 1906 (Part 2) The Autocar: Index
• 1906 Automotor: Index
• 1906 Motor Show (Crystal Palace)
• 1907 Commercial Motor Show
• 1908 Commercial Motor Show
• 1912 Automobile Manufacturers in the UK
• 1914 Automobile Manufacturers in the UK
• Arthur Joseph Clay
• Baguley Cars
• Central Motor Car Co
• Critchley-Norris Motor Co
• Percival Arthur Bentley
• Percy Ellison
• Percy Salmon
• Ralph Hill Owen
• Ryknield Engine Co
• The Engineer 1906/02/02
• The Engineer 1907/03/15
• The Engineer 1907/09/13
• The Engineer 1910/05/06
• UK Manufacturers: Road Vehicles: Internal Combustion: Pre-WWI

Sources of Information

• Ian Allan - British Buses Since 1900 - Aldridge and Morris